All Articles Tagged 'Verdasco' - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2015-03-03T23:11:15Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/profiles/blog/feed?tag=Verdasco&xn_auth=noTennis Art -- The Spanish Armadatag:tennisopolis.com,2013-05-18:1869403:BlogPost:10428072013-05-18T14:00:00.000ZSteven Whitehttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/StevenWhite
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Rafa in a piece titled "Bring The Action"</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Rafa in a piece titled "Bring The Action"</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fernando Verdasco</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>David Ferrer</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/4-steven-white.html">http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/4-steven-white.html</a></p>Las Vegas Tennis Camps @ The International Tennis Centretag:tennisopolis.com,2010-08-19:1869403:BlogPost:4453382010-08-19T00:00:00.000ZITC Las Vegashttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/ITCLasVegas
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Court Think Tennis Camps are unlike any Tennis Camp in the World.</b> They are specifically designed for personal game improvement. Court Think is a leader in the tennis industry with sports science research. Our camps will impart information based on facts rather than opinions on all parts of the game including stroke production and strategy. During each day, video analysis featuring Dartfish technology will be used to show you what YOUR habits are and make corrections quickly and effectively. This will improve your game in the most efficient way possible. Get ready to reach your maximum potential with world famous Court Think instruction. Court Think - Understanding The Game.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Bring your whole Team and one Court Think Certified Professional will be assigned to each court of 4 to 6 players attending the camp)</span></p>Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Men's Preview - All Eyes on Nadaltag:tennisopolis.com,2010-05-09:1869403:BlogPost:4018812010-05-09T20:45:35.000ZTennisEarthhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TennisEarth839
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<p class="news-body" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Tahoma, Geneva, Arial, 'Arial Narrow', Verdana, sans-serif; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><img title="Rafael Nadal" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 2px 3px; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid" height="139" alt="" src="http://www.tennisearth.com/photos/Miami/Rafael_Nadal1.jpg" width="248"/>There is a popular saying in the world of SPORTS - 'Records are meant to be broken'. Perhaps Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal can relate to it in more than one way. Rightly so as both Agassi and the Spanish Armada- Rafa are tied for most number of Masters series triumphs - 17. Nadal enters the home event in Madrid with major stake at history to surpass Andre Agassi's record set in 2004. Interestingly, another sporting Hero has a chance to tie these two 'Icons' and win his 17th Masters trophy and no marks for guessing, who the Maestro is. Roger Federer, with 16 titles comes to Madrid with hopes of title defence and is under severe pressure due to bad form and shocking losses. Let's take a look at the draw-analysis and find out more about the ever-changing world of men's tennis.</span></p>
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<p>A fortnight ago, Andy Roddick came up just short against the startlingly resurgent Ivan Ljubicic in the Indian Wells final, a match that the top-ranked American entered as the distinct favorite. After a sparkling semifinal triumph over Rafael Nadal, Roddick now has the opportunity to expunge his desert disappointment by capturing the Miami title. Yet his opponent has hurtled into the final Sunday on a Ljubicic-worthy run, during which he…</p>
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<p>A fortnight ago, Andy Roddick came up just short against the startlingly resurgent Ivan Ljubicic in the Indian Wells final, a match that the top-ranked American entered as the distinct favorite. After a sparkling semifinal triumph over Rafael Nadal, Roddick now has the opportunity to expunge his desert disappointment by capturing the Miami title. Yet his opponent has hurtled into the final Sunday on a Ljubicic-worthy run, during which he downed not only Federer but Verdasco and Soderling. Having endured years littered with meltdowns and underachievement, Berdych has secured himself a second chance in a broader sense; as Soderling has proven, it's never too late to reverse the trajectory of one's career. Will the Czech cap his tournament with an exclamation point, or will Roddick settle his unfinished business from Indian Wells? Full preview straight ahead...</p>
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<p><strong><u>Head-to-head:</u></strong></p>
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<p>Roddick leads 5-2, but the hard-court edge is only 3-2. When they met in San Jose several weeks ago, the American prevailed in a pair of tiebreaks after escaping from more than one perilous situation; before the Australian Open, moreover, Roddick rallied from a one-set deficit to mentally outlast the fragile Czech. Berdych's only win since 2006 came in a Tokyo semifinal two years ago, when he edged the American in a third-set tiebreak after erasing a 3-5 deficit. In general, the head-to-head suggests that Roddick has a definite edge but can't afford to underestimate his lower-ranked opponent as he did two weeks ago. Only a consistently crisp, fiercely focused performance will overcome Berdych if he remains in the magnificent groove that he has found at this tournament.</p>
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<p><strong><u>Recent form:</u></strong></p>
<p>Opening 2010 with mediocre results, Berdych fell to the pedestrian Evgeny Korolev in the second round of the Australian Open before losing consecutive quarterfinals to Roddick and Gulbis. The sleeping giant began to awaken in Indian Wells, where he annihilated Troicki and Verdasco; in his fourth-round loss to Nadal, he displayed unexpected tenacity after a lethargic beginning and nearly forced Rafa into a third set. Tremors in the desert then escalated into an earthquake in Key Biscayne, where he has repeatedly risen to the occasion under extreme pressure. Down a set and a break to Verdasco one round after upsetting Federer, he refused to satisfy himself with one stunning victory and clawed his way to a gritty win over the mercurial Spaniard.</p>
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<p>Achieving his fourth final in six tournaments this year, Roddick has accumulated one of the ATP's most impressive resumes. Hampered by a shoulder injury in Australia, he surrendered a five-set quarterfinal to Marin Cilic but rebounded immediately to reach the championship matches in San Jose and Indian Wells. Winning his first final of the year over Stepanek in Brisbane, he fell to Verdasco and Ljubicic on the last two occasions. In these two Masters 1000 events, however, he has lost only three total service games, so Berdych's best chance may be to drag him into a tiebreak--Ljubicic managed to defeat him two weeks ago without breaking his serve.</p>
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<p><u><strong>Three pieces of advice for Berdych</strong>:</u></p>
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<p><strong>1) Attack at every opportunity</strong>. Much the more consistent player, Roddick will have the edge in neutral rallies. Consequently, Berdych must exploit his superior firepower to pull the trigger whenever an opening presents itself. If he hits a few early targets, the American might play ever more conservatively and thus allow Tomas to create more angles and perhaps inject the occasional drop shot. If he misses early, however, he needs to trust his game rather than retreating from aggression; sooner or later, he'll almost certainly find the range with his heavy artillery.</p>
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<p><strong>2) Construct backhand-to-backhand rallies</strong>. The one significant edge that he possesses over Roddick is his far stronger backhand, which rattles through the court with greater pace and depth than does the American's counterpart. Backhand artists like Baghdatis have succeeded when drawing Roddick into a crosscourt backhand rally, eventually receiving a short, easily attackable ball or coaxing Roddick to sacrifice his court position by running around to hit a forehand. Although Berdych prefers his own forehand to his backhand, he doesn't enjoy a marked advantage on that wing. In this case, he'll profit more from playing to Roddick's weakness than to his own strength.</p>
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<p><strong>3) Feed off the hostility in the atmosphere</strong>. Berdych played inspired tennis to defeat Nadal at the Spaniard's home Masters event in Madrid, motivated substantially by spite for the partisan crowd. (After his victory, he taunted them by raising his finger to his lips in a gesture that infuriated the genteel Rafa.) There won't be many spectators in his corner tomorrow, but he might well draw more inspiration from the audience's antipathy than he would from their applause. If you're cheering for Roddick, don't cheer for him too forcefully.</p>
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<p><strong><u>Three tips for Roddick:</u></strong></p>
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<p><strong>1) Vary speeds and spin</strong>. As Soderling discovered to his misfortune, Berdych enjoys nothing more than trading flat, hard groundstrokes from the baseline while waiting for a propitious moment to smack a forehand off a line or corner. He often falters when this rhythm is interrupted by heavy topspin balls (a tactic insufficiently explored by Verdasco) or deep but medium-paced groundstrokes, which tempt him to overhit. In order to disrupt his timing and footwork, Roddick should try to give Berdych as many different types of shot as possible, deploying his superior versatility as a weapon.</p>
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<p><strong>2) Bring Berdych to the net</strong>. Although reasonably competent in the forecourt when he comes there on his own terms, Berdych lacks improvisational instincts when lured inwards by his opponent. Roddick could force him into this uncomfortable position with low, biting slices or chipped backhand returns, after which the lumbering Czech would leave himself open to any moderately challenging passing shot. His overheads here have been excellent, though, so Roddick might want to shelve the offensive lob despite its effectiveness during the crucial turning point of his win over Nadal.</p>
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<p><strong>3) Don't underestimate the opponent</strong>. In the Indian Wells final, Roddick looked a little startled that the long-fading Ljubicic was performing at such a high level early in the match. For most of the first set, he played unimposing tennis in the apparent hope that the Croat would eventually miss. It didn't happen then, and he shouldn't expect that it will happen today. If Berdych held firm against Federer under extreme pressure, he won't be intimidated by Roddick either; this match almost certainly will be won, not lost, by one of its protagonists.</p>
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<p><strong><u>Shot-by-shot breakdown:</u></strong></p>
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<p>Serve: Roddick</p>
<p>Return: Berdych</p>
<p>Forehand: Both</p>
<p>Backhand: Berdych</p>
<p>Volleys: Roddick</p>
<p>Movement: Berdych, in terms of foot speed; Roddick, in terms of footwork</p>
<p>Mental: Roddick</p>
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<p><strong><u>PICK:</u></strong> It's tempting to recall Indian Wells and foretell another surprise titlist. A win by Berdych might signal an anarchic year in the ATP, an entertaining thought after the stranglehold in which a tiny handful of players have long held all of the significant events. But we suspect that Roddick will deliver just enough clutch serves and extend just enough rallies to restore order in the court after a tense, compelling encounter. In the final analysis, he needs this win much more than does Berdych.</p>
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<p>We'll come back tomorrow with a Miami tournament wrap in report card style. Who aced the exam and who needs to study harder for next time? Don't forget, though, that even the sternest teacher has a pet pupil. ;)</p>
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The remarkable 2009 season comes to a close with some extremely unusual results deciding the finalists for the season ending championships. Both Juan Martin Del Potro and Nikolay Davydenko come through some hard-fought matches to make the final cut. But who will wear the "Grand Finale Crown"?<br />
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The remarkable 2009 season comes to a close with some extremely unusual results deciding the finalists for the season ending championships. Both Juan Martin Del Potro and Nikolay Davydenko come through some hard-fought matches to make the final cut. But who will wear the "Grand Finale Crown"?<br />
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Six time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal's exit from the season ending championship came as a shock to some but an expected event to most tennis pundits and fans across the world. Nadal's presence in the Group B alongside his recent conquerers Soderling, Djokovic and Davydenko was a proof enough that his run at the event does not promise to take him too far. As for the others in the draw, the most significant of whom is the Swede Soderling, every single win is a bonus of sorts. Roddick's…
Six time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal's exit from the season ending championship came as a shock to some but an expected event to most tennis pundits and fans across the world. Nadal's presence in the Group B alongside his recent conquerers Soderling, Djokovic and Davydenko was a proof enough that his run at the event does not promise to take him too far. As for the others in the draw, the most significant of whom is the Swede Soderling, every single win is a bonus of sorts. Roddick's replacement at the last moments of the event's commencement, Soderling is in sensational form and has shown it in his previous two wins over Nadal and Djokovic. However, today's matches are going to be equally crucial for both Murray and Del Potro for totally different reasons.<br />
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Top seed and four time champion Roger Federer beat arch nemesis Andy Murray for the fourth time in 10 career meetings, this time on Scot's home soil, to increase his chances of securing his place in the semifinals of the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.<br />
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Top seed and four time champion Roger Federer beat arch nemesis Andy Murray for the fourth time in 10 career meetings, this time on Scot's home soil, to increase his chances of securing his place in the semifinals of the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.<br />
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The 2009 season has been quite eventful for more than just a handful of reasons. It is the year that has seen, arguably the best tennis player of all times, break into tears at the year's first Grand Slam final, it is also the year that has witnessed the 'Clay-Maestro' topple in his own backyard at Roland Garros, and it is the year that has rejoiced the emergence of some of the brightest stars in future tennis at a stage no less than the Flushing Meadows. However, as the season draws to a…
The 2009 season has been quite eventful for more than just a handful of reasons. It is the year that has seen, arguably the best tennis player of all times, break into tears at the year's first Grand Slam final, it is also the year that has witnessed the 'Clay-Maestro' topple in his own backyard at Roland Garros, and it is the year that has rejoiced the emergence of some of the brightest stars in future tennis at a stage no less than the Flushing Meadows. However, as the season draws to a close, only a fortunate few, or should we say, a consistent few make it to the elite eight and get a qualification to vie for the top honours at the season-ending championships. This year, the stage is new and improved and has seen a shift from Shanghai to London at the O2 Arena. The astonishing venue has enjoyed some of the most talented and high profile performers like Sir Elton John, Madonna and Whitney Houston along with the awe-inspiring Millennium Experience at the onset of 2000, but with eight of the tour's best players as the new set of performers showcasing their talents during the 'Thanksgiving Week', this may just be a place to find the most swashbuckling action in the sporting world.<br />
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The year-ending championship brings with it a series of stakes with the most elusive of them being the ATP World Tour champion title which is, so far, a battle between 15 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and the man who beat him on 13 out of 20 occasions, Rafael Nadal. Apart from the top spot in the rankings, the event will also act as a battleground for players like Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro to prove that their success on tour was not a flash in the pan.<br />
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From GOTOTENNIS: <a href="http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/24/french-open-wrap-day-1-ivanovic-scraps-maursemo-craps-out-murray-impresses/">http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/24/french-open-wrap-day-1-ivanovic-scraps-maursemo-craps-out-murray-impresses/</a><br />
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FRENCH OPEN DAY 1: The brick orange clay, the renewed fire (and fear) in the players’ eyes, new drinking games based on Brad Gilbert-isms - what’s not to love about a Sunday start at Roland…
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From GOTOTENNIS: <a href="http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/24/french-open-wrap-day-1-ivanovic-scraps-maursemo-craps-out-murray-impresses/">http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/24/french-open-wrap-day-1-ivanovic-scraps-maursemo-craps-out-murray-impresses/</a><br />
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FRENCH OPEN DAY 1: The brick orange clay, the renewed fire (and fear) in the players’ eyes, new drinking games based on Brad Gilbert-isms - what’s not to love about a Sunday start at Roland Garros?<br />
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Here are some random musings from the debut day on Paris clay:<br />
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1. Sad face: 2004 champ Gaston Gaudio lost to Radek Stepanek. There goes my dream Gaudio/Nadal semi!<br />
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2. Sadder face: Amelie Mauremo was bounced out in straights against German Anna-Lena Groenefeld. But don’t worry, Amelie fans, she’s still hopeful for Wimbledon (via L’Equipe):<br />
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“It’s not terrible. It should not be exaggerated, there are things much worse. This is not pleasant. Simple as that. . . . Life goes on, the circuit continues and we will digest it quietly with a few days of rest. Then I’ll go to conditions that I like more.”<br />
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3. Ana Ivanovic beat Sara Errani in straight sets: 7-6 (3), 6-3 but the match could have been a three set scrapper for all the confidence it inspired. Her forehand’s working but her ball toss weaves and bobs like a drunk at a wedding reception.<br />
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4. When the World No. 3 beats someone ranked 180 places below him, does the win really qualify as a “tour de force“? The Times, U.K. thinks so.<br />
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5. Then what do you call it when a scrappy American like Wayne Odesnik (#87) takes a top-ranked Frenchman like Gilles Simon (#7) to a fifth set on Court Philippe Chatrier? A “tour de balls“?<br />
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6. Happy face: Darren Cahill is convinced that Marat Safin won’t retire in 2009. Super Coach said on ESPN today that he thinks Marat is working way too hard off-court to be seriously considering leaving the sport.<br />
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7. Speaking of Darren Cahill, how is he going to man both the ESPN booth and the players’ box during the same tournament? His charge, Fernando Verdasco, will be keeping him busy. The Spaniard beat Florent Serra today in straights.<br />
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8. Fernando Verdasco is hot:<br />
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9. Roger Federer’s hotter:<br />
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10. Ivan Ljubicic answers the ultimate tennis-geek question, “who is the best chair umpire?”: “Mohamed Lahyani. You either love him or you hate him.”<br />
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Put me in the love column! And be sure to check out more from the discerning Ljuby on the RG website (click here).<br />
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11. Rafael Nadal is blogging again at the Times U.K. (click here). His first Roland Garros post promises. . .not very much:<br />
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“I hope what I say is not taken too serious or too not serious. I am someone who doesn’t go too deep to talk about things openly. I can be very open with my team, with my family these weeks, but kind of reserved with the rest of the World.”<br />
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Here’s Rafa vs. the rest of the World:<br />
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12. Gael Monfils is fit to play the French Open, says his coach Roger Rasheed. As if we needed confirmation after seeing this photo from Saturday’s exhibition event:<br />
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13. Advantage, Tennis Channel! I can’t get it in HD, and I’m not a huge fan of its second tier commentators, but TC scores big with Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe. Also, love that the channel shows the action live and unabridged (ESPN comes on later and about half its broadcast is on tape.)<br />
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14: Speaking of watching tennis, here’s what’s on for Day 2: Safina, Nadal and Federer (in that order) in the main stadium and Venus Williams and Andy Roddick on Lenglen. Sharapova will play her first rounder in the Bullring. Interesting Day 2 matches include: Safarova vs. Lisicki, Bolelli vs. Berdych, Cibulkova vs. A. Bondarenko.<br />
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Via GOTOTENNIS: <a href="http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/24/french-open-wrap-day-1-ivanovic-scraps-maursemo-craps-out-murray-impresses/">http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/24/french-open-wrap-day-1-ivanovic-scraps-maursemo-craps-out-murray-impresses/</a><br />
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Amelie photo by REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (FRANCE SPORT TENNIS IMAGES OF THE DAY) via Daylife<br />
Fernando “hot sauce” Verdasco by AP Photo/Laurent Baheux via Daylife<br />
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Monfils tests his knee photo by CYRIL CADET/AFP/Getty Images via Yahoo! Sports2009 FRENCH OPEN: MEN’S DRAW PREVIEWtag:tennisopolis.com,2009-05-23:1869403:BlogPost:3104212009-05-23T20:36:48.000ZFreakyFriteshttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/FreakyFrites
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If you filled in your Roland Garros drawsheets this morning, you probably had an easy time at the top of the men’s: Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, uh, Nadal.<br />
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There’s nothing for the 4-time champ (or Rafanatics) to lose sleep over, especially with clay-averse Andy Murray the big gun in his half. Rafa will shrug off Dr. Ivo or Hewitt in the 3rd round and get a workout against Ferrer in the 16s. Verdasco, Davydenko, Wawrinka and Almagro are top…
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If you filled in your Roland Garros drawsheets this morning, you probably had an easy time at the top of the men’s: Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, Nadal, uh, Nadal.<br />
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There’s nothing for the 4-time champ (or Rafanatics) to lose sleep over, especially with clay-averse Andy Murray the big gun in his half. Rafa will shrug off Dr. Ivo or Hewitt in the 3rd round and get a workout against Ferrer in the 16s. Verdasco, Davydenko, Wawrinka and Almagro are top contenders to face him in the quarters. If Murray doesn’t make it through to the semis, Rafa’s possible opponents include Simon, Gonzo, Safin or Gaudio (who is 3-3 against Rafa on clay - HA!)<br />
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Federer and Djokovic are in the other half of the draw, and seem destined to meet in the semis. Del Potro or Monaco are Novak’s potential challengers in the quarters and Roddick, with a forgiving draw, could meet Federer in the other one. Roger will be looking out for Acasuso in the second round and Haas, Berdych, Blake or Chardy in the 16s.<br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/22/2009-french-open-mens-draw-preview/">http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/05/22/2009-french-open-mens-draw-preview/</a>